As regulations governing environmental water pollution are enacted, the demand for improved remediation technologies and related materials must be addressed. Some of the most problematic pollutants are the volatile organic ...

During 1985, TBS developed for the U.S. Environmental protection Agency (US EPA) a planning methodology that assesses the costs and risks of hazardous waste generation
and handling. The pilot application of the methodology ...

This research seeks to investigate the applicability of microfiltration technology by investigating the membrane fouling mechanisms at work in the system. It also aims to reduce fouling through adjustment of operating ...

Potential toxic metal (Zn, Cd, Pb, Cu) contamination of groundwater at the periodically flooded DePue Dredged Sediment Disposal Area (DSDA), was assessed through the collection of groundwater and soil samples and water ...

During this second year of the project, a network of three urban and one rural sampling stations has been established to monitor hazardous substances in the atmosphere of Illinois. Toxic trace elements and toxic volatile ...

During this third project year, a network of three urban and one rural sampling stations was operated to monitor hazardous chemicals in the atmosphere of Illinois. Seventeen toxic trace elements were measured on airborne ...